Hieromartyr '''Basil of Ancyra''', was a [[bishop]] in Ancyra, Galatia, (now Ankara, Turkey) during the fourth century. Originally, a member of the 'moderate' [[Semi-Arianism|Semi-Arian]] party he took a leading part in the [[Council of Seleucia]], but recanted the Semi-Arian formula and defended his orthodoxy against the threats of Emperor [[Julian the Apostate]], and died a [[martyr]]. He is commemorated on [[March 22]].

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Hieromartyr '''Basil of Ancyra''', was a [[bishop]] in Ancyra, Galatia, (now Ankara, Turkey) during the fourth century. Originally, a member of the 'moderate' [[Semi-Arianism|Semi-Arian]] party he took a leading part in the [[Council of Seleucia]], but recanted the Semi-Arian formula and defended his orthodoxy against the threats of Emperor [[Julian the Apostate]], and died a [[martyr]]. He is commemorated on [[March 22]] (and [[January 1]], see ''Notes on sources'').

==Life==

==Life==

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==Note on sources==

==Note on sources==

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The various sources (external links) about a Basil of Ancyra point to Basil being any of three persons: one being a former Semi-Arian bishop who recanted to become a martyred Orthodox (as presented in this article), the second a laymen, perhaps a physician, who was martyred defending his faith under the persecutions of Julius the Apostate (as noted in the OCA article and remembered on January 1)<ref>http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsLife.asp?FSID=100004</ref>, and the third, a priest of Ancyra, distinct from the bishop or the layman (celebrated on March 22 as in the OCA article).<ref>http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?SID=4&ID=1&FSID=100861</ref>

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The various sources (external links) about a Basil of Ancyra point to Basil being any of three persons: one being a former Semi-Arian bishop who recanted to become a martyred Orthodox (as presented in this article), the second a layman, perhaps a physician, who was martyred defending his faith under the persecutions of Julius the Apostate (as noted in the OCA article and remembered on [[January 1]])<ref>http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsLife.asp?FSID=100004</ref>, and the third, a priest of Ancyra, distinct from the bishop or the layman (celebrated [[March 22]] in the OCA article).<ref>http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?SID=4&ID=1&FSID=100861</ref>

==Hymns==

==Hymns==

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Hieromartyr Basil of Ancyra, was a bishop in Ancyra, Galatia, (now Ankara, Turkey) during the fourth century. Originally, a member of the 'moderate' Semi-Arian party he took a leading part in the Council of Seleucia, but recanted the Semi-Arian formula and defended his orthodoxy against the threats of Emperor Julian the Apostate, and died a martyr. He is commemorated on March 22 (and January 1, see Notes on sources).

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Life

In 336, Basil was chosen bishop by the members of the Semi-Arian party, succeeding Marcellus of Anycra as Bishop of Anycra. He was deposed by the Synod of Sardica in 343 then reinstated by Emperor Constantius II in 350. With George of Laodicea, Basil rose to the leadership of the homoiousian (Semi-Arian) party during the Arianism controversies and took a leading part in the Council of Seleucia in 359 that was convened by Constantius II. In 360, he was deposed in the Council of Constantinople of 360 by the Arian Bishop Acacius of Caesarea and exiled to Illyria.

After Julian the Apostate became emperor, Basil was caught up in the persecutions of Julian. Firmly defending his Orthodox Christian faith, he was arrested, tortured, and then executed on June 29, 362.[1]

Note on sources

The various sources (external links) about a Basil of Ancyra point to Basil being any of three persons: one being a former Semi-Arian bishop who recanted to become a martyred Orthodox (as presented in this article), the second a layman, perhaps a physician, who was martyred defending his faith under the persecutions of Julius the Apostate (as noted in the OCA article and remembered on January 1)[2], and the third, a priest of Ancyra, distinct from the bishop or the layman (celebrated March 22 in the OCA article).[3]